翻刻
【右頁上段】
棟、雪隠五棟、墻壁五十ヶ所七拾間学校一棟▲九反田の部 （倒
壊）家屋十一棟、納屋二棟、雪隠七棟 （半倒）家屋七棟 （破損）
家屋六十棟、雪隠九棟、墻壁廿三ヶ所四十八間、学校一棟▲雑
喉場の部 （倒壊）納屋二棟 （破損）家屋十二棟、雪隠二棟、墻
壁五ヶ所十二間▲弘岡町の部 （倒壊）家屋一棟 （半倒）一棟、
納屋一棟、雪隠二棟 （破損）家屋六十一棟、納屋九棟、雪隠十
三棟、墻壁八ヶ所十一間▲唐人町の部 （破損）家屋四十棟、納
屋十六棟、雪隠二十二棟、墻壁四十ヶ所九十六間▲要法寺町の
部 （倒壊）家屋一棟、納屋一棟、雪隠七棟 （半倒）家屋二棟、
納屋六棟、倉庫一棟 （破損）家屋百五十四棟、納屋二十八棟、
雪隠三十一棟、墻壁三十三ヶ所七十九間▲境町の部 （倒壊）家
屋一棟 （破損）家屋五十三棟、雪隠十九棟、墻壁納屋七棟、墻
壁十六箇所三十九間▲八百屋町の部 （破損）家屋十七棟、墻壁
四ヶ所三十二間
◎北町 北町（きたまち）の被害（ひがい）は随分（ずゐぶん）甚（はなは）だしく其ヶ処左の如し
▲種崎町 便所全倒二軒塀五ヶ所倒木二本屋根看板六箇家屋半
倒三軒納屋一軒便所三軒決損家屋百二十六軒納屋四軒倉庫十二
軒便所十二軒掲示場一ヶ所電線切七ヶ所▲紺屋町 便所全倒一
軒屋根看板二箇電柱一本家屋半倒决損家屋二軒倉庫一軒電灯線
三ヶ所▲細工町 便所全倒一軒神社一宇塀十二ヶ所家屋半倒
四軒納屋二軒便所一棟破損家屋三十三軒納屋二軒倉庫三軒便所
二軒浸水家屋 （床下）三軒▲新市町 南側塀全倒二ヶ所屋根看
板四箇家屋半倒三軒破損家屋十三軒電灯線切二ヶ所▲材木町
家屋二軒便所二軒塀二十三ヶ所家屋半倒六軒倉庫一軒决損家屋
三十八軒納屋十七軒便所六軒▲南新町南側家屋全倒七軒納屋二
戸便所四軒塀十八ヶ所家屋半倒十軒納屋一軒決損家屋八十五軒
納屋一軒倉庫四軒便所十四軒浸水家屋床下二十三軒床上十軒
【右頁下段】
▲菜園場町 家屋全倒十軒納屋二軒便所五軒塀二十四ヶ所倒木
二本屋根看板二箇家屋半倒五軒納屋四軒決損家屋卅六軒納屋一
軒倉庫五軒便所一軒浸水家屋床下四十軒床上五軒電灯線切三ヶ
所●山田町 全倒家屋一軒納屋三軒半倒家屋三軒破損家屋廿七
軒神社一宇●南新町 全倒家屋五軒納屋四軒便所五軒半倒家屋
五軒納屋四軒便所八軒破損家屋七十九軒納屋四軒便所二十四軒
●中新町 全倒家屋五軒納屋五軒便所八軒半倒家屋六軒納屋五
軒便所十二軒破損家屋百卅八軒納屋十一軒便所四十二軒●北新
町 全倒家屋七軒納屋六軒便所九軒神社一宇半倒家屋四軒破損
百三十八軒納屋十六軒便所四十軒神社一宇●鉄砲町 全倒四軒
納屋五軒便所七軒半倒家屋八軒納屋六軒便所十五軒破損家屋七
十軒納屋九軒便所二十九軒●新市町 全倒納屋二軒便所二軒半
倒家屋四戸便所二軒破損家屋三十軒納屋四軒便所二軒●新町田
淵 家屋全倒一軒便所一軒塀十六ヶ所家屋半倒五軒倉庫二軒便
所四軒破損家屋六十三軒納屋一軒倉庫九軒便所九軒浸水家屋床
下五十五軒●農人町 家屋全倒六軒納屋四軒便所塀十六個所倒
木四本屋根看板二ヶ所半倒二軒納屋二軒便所五軒破損家屋百七
軒納屋二十三軒倉庫十二軒便所四十二軒浸水家屋床下六十一軒
床下二十五軒電線切三ヶ所破損道路二ヶ所五間●細工町 家屋
破損五軒納屋三軒●廿代町 家屋全倒三棟納屋二軒半倒家屋三
軒破損家屋廿四軒神社一宇北町小学校一軒●蓮池町 家屋全倒
一軒納屋一軒家屋半倒二軒納屋一軒破損家屋卅八軒納屋四軒
◎四階の牛肉店倒る 新京橋（しんけうばし）にて有名なる牛肉店二葉は、先頃
ろ立派（りつぱ）に四階の髙樓を新築したるが其（その）建築（けんちく）の華奢なる上余りに
高かりし故にや、風の吹き出しより、ユラ〳〵と揺（ゆ）れギチ〳〵と
音立ちければ、家内一同恐れを抱（いだ）きて残らず裏手の藪の内に這（は）
入（い）り、只管（ひたすら）風の収るを待ち居たる折から、四階（しかい）は忽ち打ち仆
【左頁 図説上 右から】
高知市新京橋牛肉店二葉の四階樓潰倒の図
【図上】【図下】
【図説下 右から】
高知県下知村に於て三人の兄弟二人迠溺死の図】
現代語訳
【右頁上段】
棟、雪隠五棟、墻壁五十か所七十間、学校一棟 ▲九反田の部 （倒壊）家屋十一棟、納屋二棟、雪隠七棟 （半倒）家屋七棟 （破損）家屋六十棟、雪隠九棟、墻壁二十三か所四十八間、学校一棟 ▲雑喉場の部 （倒壊）納屋二棟 （破損）家屋十二棟、雪隠二棟、墻壁五か所十二間 ▲弘岡町の部 （倒壊）家屋一棟 （半倒）一棟、納屋一棟、雪隠二棟 （破損）家屋六十一棟、納屋九棟、雪隠十三棟、墻壁八か所十一間 ▲唐人町の部 （破損）家屋四十棟、納屋十六棟、雪隠二十二棟、墻壁四十か所九十六間 ▲要法寺町の部 （倒壊）家屋一棟、納屋一棟、雪隠七棟 （半倒）家屋二棟、納屋六棟、倉庫一棟 （破損）家屋百五十四棟、納屋二十八棟、雪隠三十一棟、墻壁三十三か所七十九間 ▲境町の部 （倒壊）家屋一棟 （破損）家屋五十三棟、雪隠十九棟、納屋七棟、墻壁十六か所三十九間 ▲八百屋町の部 （破損）家屋十七棟、墻壁四か所三十二間
◎北町 北町の被害はかなり甚だしく、その箇所は以下の通りである。
▲種崎町 便所完全倒壊二軒、塀五か所、倒木二本、屋根看板六個、家屋半倒三軒、納屋一軒、便所三軒、破損家屋百二十六軒、納屋四軒、倉庫十二軒、便所十二軒、掲示場一か所、電線切断七か所 ▲紺屋町 便所完全倒壊一軒、屋根看板二個、電柱一本、家屋半倒・破損家屋二軒、倉庫一軒、電灯線三か所 ▲細工町 便所完全倒壊一軒、神社一社、塀十二か所、家屋半倒四軒、納屋二軒、便所一棟、破損家屋三十三軒、納屋二軒、倉庫三軒、便所二軒、浸水家屋（床下）三軒 ▲新市町 南側塀完全倒壊二か所、屋根看板四個、家屋半倒三軒、破損家屋十三軒、電灯線切断二か所 ▲材木町 家屋二軒、便所二軒、塀二十三か所、家屋半倒六軒、倉庫一軒、破損家屋三十八軒、納屋十七軒、便所六軒 ▲南新町南側 家屋完全倒壊七軒、納屋二戸、便所四軒、塀十八か所、家屋半倒十軒、納屋一軒、破損家屋八十五軒、納屋一軒、倉庫四軒、便所十四軒、浸水家屋床下二十三軒、床上十軒
【右頁下段】
▲菜園場町 家屋完全倒壊十軒、納屋二軒、便所五軒、塀二十四か所、倒木二本、屋根看板二個、家屋半倒五軒、納屋四軒、破損家屋三十六軒、納屋一軒、倉庫五軒、便所一軒、浸水家屋床下四十軒、床上五軒、電灯線切断三か所 ●山田町 完全倒壊家屋一軒、納屋三軒、半倒家屋三軒、破損家屋二十七軒、神社一社 ●南新町 完全倒壊家屋五軒、納屋四軒、便所五軒、半倒家屋五軒、納屋四軒、便所八軒、破損家屋七十九軒、納屋四軒、便所二十四軒 ●中新町 完全倒壊家屋五軒、納屋五軒、便所八軒、半倒家屋六軒、納屋五軒、便所十二軒、破損家屋百三十八軒、納屋十一軒、便所四十二軒 ●北新町 完全倒壊家屋七軒、納屋六軒、便所九軒、神社一社、半倒家屋四軒、破損百三十八軒、納屋十六軒、便所四十軒、神社一社 ●鉄砲町 完全倒壊四軒、納屋五軒、便所七軒、半倒家屋八軒、納屋六軒、便所十五軒、破損家屋七十軒、納屋九軒、便所二十九軒 ●新市町 完全倒壊納屋二軒、便所二軒、半倒家屋四戸、便所二軒、破損家屋三十軒、納屋四軒、便所二軒 ●新町田淵 家屋完全倒壊一軒、便所一軒、塀十六か所、家屋半倒五軒、倉庫二軒、便所四軒、破損家屋六十三軒、納屋一軒、倉庫九軒、便所九軒、浸水家屋床下五十五軒 ●農人町 家屋完全倒壊六軒、納屋四軒、便所・塀十六か所、倒木四本、屋根看板二か所、半倒二軒、納屋二軒、便所五軒、破損家屋百七軒、納屋二十三軒、倉庫十二軒、便所四十二軒、浸水家屋床下六十一軒、床上二十五軒、電線切断三か所、破損道路二か所五間 ●細工町 家屋破損五軒、納屋三軒 ●二十代町 家屋完全倒壊三棟、納屋二軒、半倒家屋三軒、破損家屋二十四軒、神社一社、北町小学校一軒 ●蓮池町 家屋完全倒壊一軒、納屋一軒、家屋半倒二軒、納屋一軒、破損家屋三十八軒、納屋四軒
◎四階建ての牛肉店が倒壊 新京橋で有名な牛肉店「二葉」は、先頃立派な四階建ての高楼を新築したが、建築が華奢な上にあまりにも高かったためか、風が吹き始めると、ゆらゆらと揺れ、ぎしぎしと音を立てたので、家の者全員が恐れをなして残らず裏手の藪の中に這い入り、ひたすら風がおさまるのを待っていたところ、四階部分はたちまち打ち倒され
【左頁 図説】
高知市新京橋牛肉店二葉の四階楼潰倒の図
高知県下知村において三人の兄弟のうち二人が溺死した図
英語訳
**[Right Page, Upper Section]**
…buildings, five toilets, fifty sections of wall totaling seventy *ken* in length, one school building. ▲ **Kutanda District**: (Collapsed) 11 houses, 2 storehouses, 7 toilets. (Half-collapsed) 7 houses. (Damaged) 60 houses, 9 toilets, 23 sections of wall totaling 48 *ken*, 1 school building. ▲ **Zakoba District**: (Collapsed) 2 storehouses. (Damaged) 12 houses, 2 toilets, 5 sections of wall totaling 12 *ken*. ▲ **Hirooka-chō District**: (Collapsed) 1 house. (Half-collapsed) 1 building, 1 storehouse, 2 toilets. (Damaged) 61 houses, 9 storehouses, 13 toilets, 8 sections of wall totaling 11 *ken*. ▲ **Tōjin-chō District**: (Damaged) 40 houses, 16 storehouses, 22 toilets, 40 sections of wall totaling 96 *ken*. ▲ **Yōhōji-chō District**: (Collapsed) 1 house, 1 storehouse, 7 toilets. (Half-collapsed) 2 houses, 6 storehouses, 1 warehouse. (Damaged) 154 houses, 28 storehouses, 31 toilets, 33 sections of wall totaling 79 *ken*. ▲ **Sakai-chō District**: (Collapsed) 1 house. (Damaged) 53 houses, 19 toilets, 7 storehouses, 16 sections of wall totaling 39 *ken*. ▲ **Yaoya-chō District**: (Damaged) 17 houses, 4 sections of wall totaling 32 *ken*.
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◎ **Kita-machi (North Town)** The damage in Kita-machi was considerable; details by location are as follows:
▲ **Tanezaki-chō**: 2 toilets completely collapsed, 5 sections of fence, 2 fallen trees, 6 rooftop signs, 3 houses half-collapsed, 1 storehouse, 3 toilets; damaged: 126 houses, 4 storehouses, 12 warehouses, 12 toilets, 1 notice board, 7 locations of severed electrical wire. ▲ **Kōnya-chō**: 1 toilet completely collapsed, 2 rooftop signs, 1 utility pole; half-collapsed/damaged: 2 houses, 1 warehouse; 3 locations of electric light lines [damaged]. ▲ **Saiku-chō**: 1 toilet completely collapsed, 1 shrine, 12 sections of fence; half-collapsed: 4 houses, 2 storehouses, 1 toilet; damaged: 33 houses, 2 storehouses, 3 warehouses, 2 toilets; flooded (below floorboards): 3 houses. ▲ **Shinichi-chō**: 2 sections of fence on south side completely collapsed, 4 rooftop signs; half-collapsed: 3 houses; damaged: 13 houses; 2 locations of electric light lines cut. ▲ **Zaimoku-chō**: 2 houses, 2 toilets, 23 sections of fence; half-collapsed: 6 houses, 1 warehouse; damaged: 38 houses, 17 storehouses, 6 toilets. ▲ **Minami-Shinmachi (south side)**: 7 houses completely collapsed, 2 storehouses, 4 toilets, 18 sections of fence; half-collapsed: 10 houses, 1 storehouse; damaged: 85 houses, 1 storehouse, 4 warehouses, 14 toilets; flooded: 23 houses below floorboards, 10 houses above floorboards.
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**[Right Page, Lower Section]**
▲ **Saienba-chō**: 10 houses completely collapsed, 2 storehouses, 5 toilets, 24 sections of fence, 2 fallen trees, 2 rooftop signs; half-collapsed: 5 houses, 4 storehouses; damaged: 36 houses, 1 storehouse, 5 warehouses, 1 toilet; flooded: 40 houses below floorboards, 5 houses above floorboards; 3 locations of electric light lines cut. ● **Yamada-chō**: 1 house completely collapsed, 3 storehouses, 3 houses half-collapsed, 27 houses damaged, 1 shrine. ● **Minami-Shinmachi**: 5 houses completely collapsed, 4 storehouses, 5 toilets; half-collapsed: 5 houses, 4 storehouses, 8 toilets; damaged: 79 houses, 4 storehouses, 24 toilets. ● **Naka-Shinmachi**: 5 houses completely collapsed, 5 storehouses, 8 toilets; half-collapsed: 6 houses, 5 storehouses, 12 toilets; damaged: 138 houses, 11 storehouses, 42 toilets. ● **Kita-Shinmachi**: 7 houses completely collapsed, 6 storehouses, 9 toilets, 1 shrine; half-collapsed: 4 houses; damaged: 138 buildings, 16 storehouses, 40 toilets, 1 shrine. ● **Teppō-chō**: 4 buildings completely collapsed, 5 storehouses, 7 toilets; half-collapsed: 8 houses, 6 storehouses, 15 toilets; damaged: 70 houses, 9 storehouses, 29 toilets. ● **Shinichi-chō**: 2 storehouses completely collapsed, 2 toilets; half-collapsed: 4 houses, 2 toilets; damaged: 30 houses, 4 storehouses, 2 toilets. ● **Shinmachi-Tabuchi**: 1 house completely collapsed, 1 toilet, 16 sections of fence; half-collapsed: 5 houses, 2 warehouses, 4 toilets; damaged: 63 houses, 1 storehouse, 9 warehouses, 9 toilets; flooded below floorboards: 55 houses. ● **Nōnin-chō**: 6 houses completely collapsed, 4 storehouses, toilets and fences at 16 locations, 4 fallen trees, 2 rooftop signs; half-collapsed: 2 buildings, 2 storehouses, 5 toilets; damaged: 107 houses, 23 storehouses, 12 warehouses, 42 toilets; flooded: 61 houses below floorboards, 25 houses above floorboards; 3 locations of severed electrical wire; 2 sections of road damaged totaling 5 *ken*. ● **Saiku-chō**: 5 houses damaged, 3 storehouses. ● **Nijūdai-chō**: 3 buildings completely collapsed, 2 storehouses; half-collapsed: 3 houses; damaged: 24 houses, 1 shrine, Kita-machi Primary School (1 building). ● **Hasuike-chō**: 1 house completely collapsed, 1 storehouse; half-collapsed: 2 houses, 1 storehouse; damaged: 38 houses, 4 storehouses.
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◎ **The Four-Story Beef Shop Collapses** The well-known beef restaurant "Futaba" at Shin-Kyōbashi had recently completed the splendid construction of a new four-story tower. Perhaps because the structure was too lightly built and too tall, when the wind began to blow, the building swayed back and forth and creaked and groaned. All the occupants, overcome with fear, crawled without exception into the bamboo thicket behind the building and waited desperately for the wind to subside—whereupon the fourth floor suddenly came crashing down…
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**[Left Page — Illustration Captions]**
*Illustration of the collapse of the four-story tower of the Futaba beef restaurant at Shin-Kyōbashi, Kochi City.*
*Illustration of three brothers in Shimochi Village, Kochi Prefecture, two of whom drowned.*